Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog limping 6 months after knee fracture surgery due to screw in joint
By Grand, Jean-Guillaume·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2021·Dé, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Arthroscopic removal of an intra-articular screw causing joint impingement after distal femoral fracture repair in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old dog weighing 40 kg started limping six months after surgery to fix a broken leg. The lameness was caused by a screw that was placed during the surgery, which was irritating the joint. The veterinarian removed the screw using a minimally invasive technique called arthroscopy. Six months later, the dog had fully recovered and showed no signs of pain or limited movement in the leg.
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Abstract
The use of lag screws to treat femoral condyle fractures is common, and their placement in surgery is technically demanding. Intra-articular screw impingement is a serious complication that may occur during surgical treatment of femoral condyle fractures. Here, we describe the case of a 3-year-old 40-kg dog which experienced recurrent lameness 6 mo after successful surgical treatment of a comminuted medial femoral condyle fracture due to an intra-articular non-loosening screw causing joint impingement. Removal of the conflicting screw was performed arthroscopically, based on its ability to offer minimally invasive access to the stifle joint. Six months after removal of the screw, the dog had full recovery without limitations to range of motion or stifle pain. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the use of arthroscopy to remove an intra-articular screw causing joint impingement after distal femoral fracture repair in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34475578/